{"id":439,"date":"2012-10-09T22:42:36","date_gmt":"2012-10-10T05:42:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lionspeak.asinglelion.com\/?p=439"},"modified":"2013-08-17T19:10:10","modified_gmt":"2013-08-18T02:10:10","slug":"obama-fail-giving-romney-the-bird","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asinglelion.com\/lionspeak\/?p=439","title":{"rendered":"Obama Fail: Giving Romney the Bird"},"content":{"rendered":"

By now most heard Mitt Romney point about want to test everything in the budget as is the program \u00a0it worth it to borrow more money from\u00a0 the Chinese to pay for it; for PBS \/Big Bird the answer is no; I agree with him.<\/p>\n

Let is look and compare Big Bird with another famous Cartoon Charter.<\/p>\n

Big Bird Vs Dora the Explorer<\/p>\n

Big Bird Vs Dora Explorer<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nBig Bird<\/td>\nDora the Explorer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
About<\/td>\nEducational and Entertaining \u00a0leans toward education<\/td>\nEducational and Entertaining \u00a0leans toward Entertainment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Promotion and toys<\/td>\nLive show production, toy available \u00a0through \u00a0major toy stores<\/td>\nLive show production, toy available \u00a0through \u00a0major toy stores<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Net worth<\/td>\n$300 Million (Children\u2019s television Network)<\/td>\nOver 1 Billion or $100,000,000 a year<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0Government Subsidies<\/td>\n\u00a0$8,000,000<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0NONE<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Dora the explorer and Diego both do not take government funding yet put out an equivalent if not more entertaining product. Furthermore I do not see Disney\u2019s line of shows feeding at the government trough. \u00a0Giving eight million dollars to Children\u2019s television workshop makes much sense as giving the same eight million to a successful Wall Street Bank. Put Sesame Street on the block could generate a bidding war between Disney and Viacom. Productions firms can move Sesame Street and shows like Thomas the Tank Engine and other shows to Nick Jr. and other channels that cater to under five year old crowd. Look at another staple of PBS fund drives: Doctor Who: The new Doctor Who is very popular in the private sector and do not receive US tax dollar funding. Now add to the argument the growth of steaming videos via I-tunes, Hulu and Netflix; I say that PBS is becoming obsolete and unnecessary, and ripe for privatization. It time to let Big Bird migrate to the private sector.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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